Jul 17, 2015
Residual Forces blogger Andy Aplikowski (R) made his aspirations known to ranks of Republicans who follow his screed on July 6th. Aplikowski expressed his want to fill the vacating seat of Sen. Branden Petersen (R-35, Andover). Petersen, who says he could have held...
Jun 12, 2015
The failure to pass Sf 5, the Ag/Environmental bill was a big poke int he eye for Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-03, Cook). Specifically, because the bill failed to gain the necessary 34 votes for passage and because the Senate Assistant Majority Leader Katie...
Jun 12, 2015
We just saw this post from Sen. Jim Carlson (DFL-51, Eagan) on Facebook: “Governor Mark Dayton called a special session to address five bills that contain a mixture of funding to operate the State and new/repealed policies. The most controversial bill is the...
Jun 12, 2015
Legislators are flocking in from all corners of the state to attend the first legislative session ever held in the State Office Building. The members will be occupying SOB rooms 5 and 10 and the spaces will be a little cramped. The four legislative leaders Speaker...
Jun 12, 2015
We will not be surprised if Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) calls another Special Session after Judge Donovan Frank put announces his ruling on sex-offenders June 17th. He has made it abundantly clear that the legislature needs to address this issue and because they have...
May 29, 2015
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) set the stage for a 2015 Special Session when he vetoed the Omnibus K-12 education policy and finance bill. He further enhanced his negotiating position by following that action with additional vetoes on the Omnibus jobs, housing, economic...
May 29, 2015
Today, Senate and House DFLers put out a press release focused on Transportation and Transit; we expect this is to keep their issues alive during the Special Session discussions. Remember, the Senate passed a “Lights On” Transportation Policy Bill and a small Bonding...
May 18, 2015
At the onset of the legislative session Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) established three specific priorities, which the legislature has largely ignored: Stable funding for transportation and transit, ditch buffers on agricultural lands to protect the state’s water supply...
May 18, 2015
In 2014, Jim Hagedorn (R) defeated Aaron Miller (R) to contest again Congressman Tim Walz (D-01). In a beneficial year for Republicans, Walz trounced Hagedorn by 19,315 votes or 8.52%. In 2016, a Presidential election year, Hagedorn has announced his intent to try...
May 12, 2015
Many consider politics to be the art of compromise and we agree, but often the best compromise is when each side is mutually dissatisfied rather than satisfied. With Republicans in control of the House and the DFL in control of the Senate and the Governor’s office,...
